POM Insights

An EU Compromise on Palm Biofuels? Last week saw the fourth of the EU’s “Trilogue” negotiations on the Renewable Energy Directive: the meeting broke up…

RCEP Negotiations Move at Glacial Speed The most recent round of RCEP negotiations wound up in Singapore on May 8. There has been little information…

The Palm Oil Monitor has gained exclusive access to the latest internal documents on the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) ahead of today’s Trilogue in…

Certification: Still the best solution An NGO based in the Netherlands – ‘Changing Markets Foundation’ – has released a report claiming that certification schemes have…

Quantifying the EU’s palm oil ban An analyst from Singapore has attempted to quantify the cost of the EU’s proposed biofuel ban in a post…

Certification Leaders Come Out Against RED II The latest organisation to argue against the EU’s proposed ban on palm oil biofuels is the ISCC (International…

EU-ASEAN TRADE RELATIONS: THE PLOT THICKENS As reported last week by POM, the Indonesian government has walked back on a $2 billion deal to buy…

Last week, Palm Oil Monitor released the breaking news that a military procurement deal between the Indonesian Government and Airbus for A400M cargo planes was…

This is an exclusive to Palm Oil Monitor. According to our sources in Jakarta, the Indonesian government has issued an internal directive that effectively suspends…

ICELAND GETS COLD ON PALM OIL The news generating the most headlines this week is that UK supermarket chain Iceland has decided to remove palm…